Mahan Mitra, a Mathematician Monk

An IIT Kanpur alumni mathematician Mahan Mitra, best known as Mahan Maharaj and Swami Vidyanathananda, has received India’s highest science and technology award ‘Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Mathematics’ in 2011.

Mahan Mitra travels across the world lecturing students and collaborating with mathematicians. He aspires to inspire students develop love and passion for mathematics. He says, “The biggest mathematical problems have their roots in simple logic and that’s what I want my students to know. I want them to use mathematics for the betterment of mankind.”

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